Unknown Knight

The harvest this time was not only these properties and weapons and equipment, but also a lot of supplies, such as Kugit mineral salt, spices, leather, wool felt, woolen cloth, iron and other items.

These were probably looted by the Nergboye family, or stored for smuggling. As long as the caravans were taken out to sell them, they would make a lot of money. However, these materials were too large and filled up an entire warehouse. Aix decided to put them in the warehouse of Lerag Castle first.

Fort Lerag is in a strategic location and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Currently, food and other survival supplies cannot be delivered. X decides to temporarily let Robin Hood lead thirty people to guard it, and leave most of the survival supplies on the accompanying sled behind.

After two months of spring when the flowers bloom and the ice and snow melt, we will send more people to garrison here, deliver supplies, and sell the goods in stock.

After settling the affairs of Fort Lelag, Aix returned to Tangquan Fortress with more than 40 people, escorting more than 170 prisoners, more than 90 women and children, nearly 20 servants, and 20 horse-drawn sleighs full of valuables.

In order to ensure the safety of the return journey, to send troops to Fort Schulers to replace the guard, and to transport much-needed survival supplies to Fort Lerag, Aix sent a messenger back to Fort Tangquan to deliver a message on the day he captured Fort Lerag.

When they arrived at Schulersburg and rested for half a day, Bandak came to Schulersburg with more than 130 soldiers and more than 20 sleds full of survival supplies.

Aix decided to appoint Desevi as the garrison general of Schulersburg, and sent twenty of his men and the supply sleds to Leragburg to deliver supplies and stay there to garrison.

After leaving Schulersburg, it took the group more than two days to finally return to Tangquan Fortress. Naturally, they were warmly welcomed by the people who had been waiting for a long time, and a grand triumphal ceremony was held.

But this trip was indeed worth celebrating. It took them only twelve days to capture a sturdy and dangerous castle. If Uhtred in "The Kingdom of Solitude" knew about this, he would be jealous for the rest of his life.

Moreover, the strategic significance of this action was even greater, as it allowed Aix to expand its actual control area limited to the area around Tangquan Fortress to the snow-capped mountain border adjacent to the Kingdom of Vigia and the Khergit Khanate.

With Lelag Fort guarding the mountain pass and the snow-capped mountains that never melt, the Kugit cavalry can no longer easily cross the mountains and invade deep into the territory, making the Hanen-Shules-Aslum line a safe area.

The depth expanded many times made Aix decide to readjust the layout of the territory. On his way back these days, he kept thinking about these issues while sitting on the sled.

With the increase in the number of residents, Tangquan Fortress has become a bit crowded. Some time ago, he and Yamanti discussed building a second or even a third fort outside the outer fort. Now it seems that there is no need for that for the time being.

After careful consideration over the past few days, he decided to separate some of his subjects and have them live in the village of Hanen under Schulers and Lelagburg.

These people, Aix, were planning to move their people there because the land was vast and covered with mostly meadow grasslands with lush grass. Most of the people were influenced by the Kugits and were familiar with herding sheep and horses, which was a perfect match for their profession.

At the same time, Aix also had his own selfish desires. He wanted to train all his tribesmen into cavalrymen who were good at riding, shooting and fighting on horseback. Now was a time of chaos, and cavalrymen with excellent mobility would undoubtedly have more survival advantages than farmers who were firmly tied to the land.

There are now more than 2,100 people in the territory, not counting the more than 150 captives this time, there are nearly 900 of his own people.

Among them, more than one hundred craftsmen and their relatives, as well as more than one hundred tribesmen who were particularly good at farming, were left behind. The remaining six hundred or so people were all good at raising cattle, sheep and horses. Aix decided to let them move to Hanun (200 people), Shules (300 people) and Aslum (100 people) respectively.

Aix decided to let the villagers in these villages do only two things, herding and cavalry training. It should not be a problem to train 150 excellent cavalrymen from them.

It is freezing cold right now and the conditions for migration are not yet met. Aix asked the four tribal leaders, Liu Tang, Ran Hu, Zhang Ping and Li Da, to go to the residents' groups where the tribesmen gathered to carry out ideological work to mobilize them and solve practical problems for them.

At the same time, Aix also promised to build a Schuler-style fortress settlement for them to ensure their safety, and let the captives undertake most of the labor of building the city to reduce their burden.

The new settlements were redesigned and planned based on Schulersburg, so that each settlement would include shops, bathrooms, village theaters, clinics and other ancillary buildings, so as to ensure that the quality of life of the people would not decline too much after migration.

After a series of preliminary preparations, the tribesmen were basically able to accept moving to the new settlement, and they only waited for the ice and snow to melt, and at the command, everyone began to migrate.

Speaking of prisoners, after returning to Tangquan Fortress, Aix also organized a unique public trial for the soldiers of Fort Lerag who were captured this time.

After four or five days of surprise isolation and trial, as well as identification by more than ninety surviving Hanen villagers and more than a dozen servants of Lelag Castle, the more than one hundred and seventy people were basically convicted.

They committed crimes ranging from murder, cannibalism, rape, insult to women and civilians, robbery to theft, and other serious and minor crimes.

The most serious crimes such as murder and cannibalism are sentenced to five to eight years in prison, while less serious crimes such as rape and robbery are sentenced to three to five years in prison, and lighter crimes such as insulting women and civilians and theft are sentenced to one to two years in prison.

Although most of the criminals who committed serious crimes were not sentenced to death, more than a dozen habitual offenders, repeat offenders, and gang leaders who committed heinous crimes were still hanged.

This made the more than one hundred oppressed citizens and servants of Lelag Castle applaud and cheer. They had never thought that the harm and humiliation they had suffered would be vindicated one day. They all burst into tears of gratitude and kowtowed to Lord Aix on the rostrum and the leaders of the territories.

One of the main reasons why many serious criminals were not executed this time was because the territory lacked labor, and the leaders believed that their value should be squeezed to pay for the crimes they committed.

Things like building cities, cleaning public health facilities, and the hard work in quarries are all ways for these criminals to repent and pay their due.

At the same time, based on the principle of curing illnesses and saving lives, after consultation with the leaders and with the advice and guidance of Aix, everyone formulated a series of reform policies for criminals.

This includes regularly organizing these prisoners to receive education, allowing them to engage in criticism and self-criticism, so that they can recognize from the bottom of their hearts the crimes they have committed and repent sincerely.

Of course, we also have to give them hope. First of all, we have to tell them that as long as they are obedient, work hard to participate in various tasks, actively respond to calls, and have good overall performance, their warden, Lord Bandak, will evaluate them, and those prisoners with outstanding performance will be reported to the Chief Justice, Lord Aix, who will reduce their sentences after approval.

They are also regularly organized to visit the affluent lives of the people living in Tangquan Fortress. For prisoners with good performance, they can also take a one-day tour to experience the lives of the people living there, providing an all-round immersive experience in clothing, food, housing, transportation, and entertainment.

Then when these people return to prison, a spreading effect will be formed. Through their personal descriptions of their experiences, those disheartened prisoners will no longer try to escape. Instead, they will be able to settle down, actively reform themselves, work hard, and strive for an early reduction in sentence. A comfortable life is waiting for them in the future.

The public trial lasted for two days before it ended with the citizens feeling lingering regret. In many cases, people still welcome these positive energy scenes of punishing evil and promoting good, and redressing grievances.

At the same time, an additional effect occurred that Aix had not expected.

It was through this public trial that those people with bad habits, those who liked to cause trouble and those who had improper ideas among the original subjects were deterred to a great extent, restrained their evil intentions, and made them feel much more at ease.

For a time, the territory was peaceful and tranquil, doors were left open at night, and no one picked up things on the roads. Public security was maintained, the atmosphere was harmonious, and chaos was eradicated.

At the same time, Aix also asked Bandak to take the lead in establishing the first public security team in the territory, which was mainly responsible for criminal investigation, public security, mediation, order maintenance, supervision of public opinion, patrolling residential areas, managing prisons, and guarding prisoners in the territory.

The members are composed of respected citizens and veterans with minor disabilities. They are also equipped with exclusive weapons and equipment and horses. The number of members is tentatively set at fifty.

The headquarters was located near the dungeon, making it convenient for them to watch over the more than 150 prisoners in custody.

Each village-level settlement also has two resident police officers, who can also recruit four to five auxiliary police officers from among the villagers to assist the village chief in maintaining local order.

At the same time, based on the criminal investigation dramas he had watched in the original world and the criminal law knowledge he had learned, Aix also gave Bandak a thorough tutorial on what are the necessary work skills and professional ethics for a qualified public security officer.

He also asked Niza, who had good writing skills, to assist him in advance. The two of them combined the knowledge given to him by Professor Aix, the current situation of the territory, and his understanding of this job to compile a work manual exclusively for the public security.

After the manual was compiled, Aix personally attended the press conference and told all the public security comrades in front of them the importance and nobleness of public security work. He also asked Bandak and Niza to organize the newly recruited public security comrades to study the work manual.

After two weeks of study, only those who passed the examination will be allowed to take up their posts and will be awarded an honorary certificate of public security. This truly ensures that the admission requirements are met and a good start is made for everyone to hold a certificate and take up their posts.